Gwinnett County |
Code of Ordinances |
Appendix A. UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE |
Appendix Section 1.0 - Architectural Design Standards |
§ 7.6.0. Detached Residential Buildings
(Detached Residential Buildings include but are not limited to single family houses and duplexes.)
7.6.1
Exterior Wall Design
A.
The front and side facades shall be a minimum of 50 percent brick or stone finish on each elevation. The balance of the front and side façades shall be finished with wood siding, wood shakes, or fiber cement type siding. The rear façade shall be finished with brick, stone, wood siding, wood shakes, or fiber cement type siding. The front and side facades shall incorporate changes in building material, texture, and color. The front façade design shall include at least two of the following elevation features:
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Shutters
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Covered porches
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Bay windows
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Roof eave brackets
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Cornice
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Architectural entrance door surround
B.
Porches, decks, and balconies shall incorporate architectural columns.
7.6.2
Roof Design Buildings shall be designed with fully pitched roof. Minimum roof pitch shall be 4 in 12.